[T]he historian must serve two masters, the past and the present. Fritz Stern More Quotes by Fritz Stern More Quotes From Fritz Stern Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have happened, what could have happened, is a necessary element in trying to understand what did happen. And if, as I believe, individual acts of decency and courage make a difference, then they need to be recorded and remembered. Fritz Stern differences believe thinking